Regarding the issue of "recruitment" during the Pacific War, "public notice delivery" that the company has received documents of a decision to dismiss the immediate appeal filed by the company against the decision of the Korean court that allows the sale of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' assets. It will take effect on the 12th, and the procedure for selling the asset has been further advanced.
In 2018, the Supreme Court of South Korea handed down a ruling ordering Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to compensate Korean women who allegedly had to work hard during the war as a "women's working corps."
After that, in response to the plaintiff's petition, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' patent and trademark rights in South Korea were seized, and the district court in Daejeon, Chubu (Daejeon) issued a decision in September last year to allow the sale of assets. ..
The company immediately appealed this as a complaint, but it was rejected by February, and the court took the procedure of "public notice delivery" which is considered to have arrived at the company by posting the decision document on the homepage. ..
Of these, regarding patent rights, the "public notice delivery" will take effect on the 12th, and it is considered that the documents have arrived at the company side, and on the 22nd of this month, the "public notice delivery" will also take effect for trademark rights.
The company can re-appeal against either, but the judicial process for the sale is a step further.
The Japanese government has settled the issue of "recruitment" based on the Japan-Korea Claims Agreement of 1965, and corrected the violation by the Korean government, saying that the judicial procedure related to the judgment ordering compensation for Japanese companies was a violation of international law. I am seeking.